Evening Star Newspaper, October 15, 1930, Page 5

- ISCPLES 0 0PEN " STATELY EDIFCE National @ity Christian .. Church Marks 60 Years of ; Progressive Labor. Less than 60 years have intervened #ince the little frame structure on Ver- mont avenue that provided a humbie place of worship for the first congre- gation of the Disciples of Christ in ‘Washington was sold under the ham- mer for $129. Today, as though in fulfillment of the suggestion that “tall oaks from little acorns grow,” the state- a stone tower of the new 81,750,000 Na- City Christian Church reaches to the sky. There is history and romance, & period of struggle and succeeding tri- umph, within the span of years that mark this lowly beginning and the final dedication next Sunday of the magnifi- cent edifice just around the corner at Thomas Circle as the National Cathe- dral of Disciples in the United States. The man chiefly responsible for the work of the Disciples of Christ in Washington gained considerable renown for his writing of the Lord's Prayer in the space of a 5-cent piece and made & practice of reading the Bible through about every six weeks. He was Dr. James T. Barclay, at one time owner of Monticello, Thomas Jefferson’s home. Friend of Washington. Descended from Barclay of Urle, the Quaker apologist, Dr. Barclay's father was a friend of Washington and Jeffcr- son. Young Barclay was educated first at the University of Virginia and then graduated in medicine from the Uni- _versity of Pennsylvania. He promptly offered himself as a missionary, but out of deference to his elderly mother, withdrew his offer. Later he became convinced of the importance of be- liever's baptism, was immersed in the James River ot Scottsville, Va., and Joined the movement of the Disciples of Christ. He volunteered again for foreign service and became the first foreign- missionary ‘of the Disciples, going to Jerusalem. There he wrote the book called. “The City of the Great King,” which has had a wide circula- n. It was Dr. Barclay. who, in 1844, in- vited a group of six others in Wash- ington to meet in his home near the Navy Yard to “break bread.” The com- munion service is the most important part of the weekly worship of this of Christians. The names of participating in that early meet- ing were Edward ll’flmah:d. 1;!3‘0:?-: Jacobs, Joseph Taylor, rge Taylor, Mmrz and Mrs. Cerucia Moore. Organized Church in 1836. numbers, they organized 1856. Still they had no Gru;tnlhlnm @as a churc] They S h brary on H street, next in City Hall, and successively at Metzerott’s Hall, Old and Shiloh Meeting House, all gone now save the court Building Project Started. 1n 1851 & movement was started erect a church building in Washing- Some members of the church or & hase of W{: the meantime a small frame used by another organ- ization on M strect between Ninth and Tenth streets was purchased and dedi- cated on June 27, 1869. In September, 1871, it was put on wheels and moved over to the lot on Vermont avenue. The tion began its worship there on October 22, so that almost 59 years have elapsed to the time when this con- tion will dedicate on October 19 ts beautiful new temple on Thomas Circle, scarcely more than a stone’s throw from its former site. In the meantime made. “That little frame chapel became the magnet of a world's interest. For it was there that the frantic Guiteau lanned to kill James A. Garfield, then ident of the United States. Garfield would probably have been one of the g]reut Presidents had he not been ated, for he was a marked man even before he became President. His mental equipment was of the first quality. Driver on a canal-boat, sweeper of college halls, teacher, colle president, a general in political life as | as & general in the Civil War, his character was rked by unflinching principle and “illimitable common sense.” Entering Congress he soon took @ commanding position. - Attended Church Regularly. Even in war time he met with his *“brethren” in Washington and when he came officially as a member of the * House of Representatives he identified himself at once with the small and practically unknown group of Chris- tians who were without their own church home, He and his family wor- shiped regularly in that little frame bullding, once known as “that MNitie Disciple shanty.” One Bunday morning Guiteau saw | the President and Mrs. Garfield start for church and followed them. He entered the bullding with a loaded pistol in his pocket and sat with the congregation. He decided that if he attempted to fire there would be danger of killing some one other than the President. When the congregation left the building Guiteau strolled around it and determined that he could with little risk to himself or others fire from the outside through a window and hit the President in the head. He planned o do this the next Sunday. But a change in the President’s plans saved the little church from being the scene of his assassination. It was an- nounced publicly that Mr. Garfield would leave Washington on July 2 to attend commencement exercises at ‘Williams College and then join Mrs. Garfield at Long Branch and with her make a short tour. Guiteau lay in wait at the Baltimore & Potomac Railroad station—then at Pour-and-a-Half and B streets—and shot the President there. There followed 79 days, with Death @8 a watcher, and the Washington Eve- ning Star’s headlines said that 50, 000,000 people “exchanged holiday at- fi%fi:‘ 18&;!‘ Cl;’th lndhuh;l." e frame cl has gone— fuctioned off for $129. s o New Church Arises. __On the lot where it stood another ehurch was erected, the funds of which were largely subscribed by admirers of Garfield all over the world. At the dedication of this church—the Ver- mont Avenue Christian Church—Presi- dent Arthur and his cabinet attended. ‘That co gation became the Mother Chureh of many others in the Wash- lnfin district. d now another church buudlng one of the most beautiful structures ificent buildings, been erec from its predecessor. More than any one else Dr. Frederick D Power was responsible for this build- 3! he minist to ‘The official him as | Vermont Avenue 8 | ing of “the ark,” with the “ascending has | ing co-ufenuon of his congregations and disciples throughout the country. The first steps toward securln! a building site were taken back in 1922 and the total cost of this has been about $350,000. ‘The project was approved by the ac- tion of four of the international con- ventions in formal vote, and became a brotherhood enterprise. The task of ralsing the funds was assigned under the direction of Dr. H. H. Harmon, secretary of Promotion and Endow- rtment of education of the ‘hristian Missionary Society, In polis, Ind., Disciples of Christ. A quickened interest and definiteness was given the movement by the an- nouncement of the offer of R. A. Long of Kansas City, Mo., to give up to $100,- 000, provided at least $1,000,000 be raised for the project. Ultimate Cost $1,750,000. An Administrative Committee of 20 representative Disciples was selected to give general direction to the program. That committee in turn chose a group that of the $1,750,000 desired to com- plete the outlined project a total fund Bt 30, 1030, Approximately A 3 proximately 3,200 churches had a part, and the number of individual donors is approxi- mately 45,000. ‘The church unit of the building group is completed. It is e: ted that the chapel and educational buildings will be erected in the near future. The women of the brotherhood are securin the funds to provide the prayer chapel, and about a third of the needed amount has been subscribed. ‘The property faces the circle, and is on the northwest corner of Fourteenth street and Massachusetts avenue, along which-it extends almost to the German embassy. ‘The front facade shows a portico of 10 massive columns. Above rises a tower 165 feet in height. The nave is formed of three great sweeping arches and with clere story windows above. Pulpit Dedicated. ‘The pulpit, which is being dedicated today, is located at the left side of the chancel. It is built of Italian Cremo marble, with panels of St. Genevieve golden-vein marble with black, gold and green mosaic. In front of the pulpit s beautifully formed cross of white merble is inlaid. On the side wall adjacent to the pulpit is a large disc, containing the symbolic seven- branched candlestick of the church. The baptistry, which will be dedicated Thursday, is located at the right side of the chancel, opposite the pulpit. Of the same type of marble, it is designed to conform with the pulpit. On the side of the baptistry facing the church an inlaid disc of carved marble shows the “bursting pomegranate,” symbolic of the resurrection. On the side toward the chancel a similar disc shows a carv- dove,” which is symbolic of the saving power of the church. From the bap- tistry a short flight of steps leads into the baptismal chapel through a marble arch, above which is a large disc with the “descending dove” with rays, sym- bolic of “the descent of the Holy Ghost.” | ‘The choir stalls, with dedication on | Priday, have been arranged in indi- vidual seats of two rows, semi-circular, at the rear of the chancel. They are screened by a walnut railing, divided into panels and containing carvings of musical instruments. | ‘The organ, one of the finest in Wash- |ington, s of four manuals, and has been specially manufactured for this church. It has certain stops and com- binations peculiar to this installation which are not usually found in organs of this type. The organ console, lo- cated in'the center of the space sepa- rating the chancel from the choir. is screened by a. beautifully carved walnut screen, The center panel of this screen contains a carving based upon De Vinei's “Last Supper.” The dedication of the organ will be on Saturdsy at 5 pm. YOUTHS MEET HERE IN CHURCH SESSION Young Disciples of Christ Present From Nearly 1,000 Con- gregations. ‘Young Disciples of Christ from nearly 1,000 Christian Churches throughout the country assembled at the Luther Memorial Church this afternoon for the opening session of the third youth convention that is being held concur- rently with the international convention of the brotherhood. * Robert W. Burns of Atlanta, Ga., pres‘dent of the youth convention, open- ed the four-day session at 2 o'clock and Miss Emily Parker is in charge of the worship service. The young people ‘were welcomed by Dr. Carl C. Rasmus- sen, pastor of the Lutheran Church, and R. R. Potter, chairman of the Young le’'s Commission of the Washing: 's " ton Federation of Churches. ‘The theme of the convention, “Shar- ‘World Highways With Christ,” was sounded by Mr. Burns in his presiden: tial address. James A. Crane Alexan- der Paul, C. E. Lemmon and B. H. Burner were other speakers on the pro- where registration rooms are supplied. ‘The mass assemblies will be held at the Lutheran Church. “'!‘hnmn M. cmnniro{mu-flm. Ky., er of “second vicst, s nd Mrs. Grace Holloway ot - is secretary-treasurer, | Tromos OF LHL 4T Upper left: The new National City Christian Church, at Thomas Circle, which will be finally dedicated Sunday, and (inset) Dr, Earl Wilfley, its minister. Upper right: The old frame church structure, where President Garfield worshiped and first Disciples’ church in Washington. Inset: Dr. Frederick D. Power, its minister for 35 years. Lower right: The Garfield pew, still preserved. Lower: Interior view of the old church. Programi of Disciples of Christ Convention. WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 15. At the Auditorium. ! R. A. Long, President, Presiding. Archie B. Bedford, Chaplain. ‘W. E. Braithwaite, Song Leader. “The Church’s One Foundation” Ephesians, iv.1-13 rchie B. Bedford lan Church Quartet .Edgar DeWitt Jones e Convention Chorus ..Jesse M. Bader .Archie B. Bedford At Constitution Hall. Cleveland Kleihauer, Vice President, Presiding. Hampton Adams, Chaplain. Harrel Biard, Song Leader. 24 ‘The Vermont Avenue Chi “The Church’s One Foundation” Spirit” Ephesians, iv.1-13 Hampton Adams Convention Chorus ....H. C. Armstrong tian Church Quartet t a Climax and a Beginning,” Charles Reign Scoville “Lead On, O King Eternal” b Hampton Adams THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 16. Miss Mary Campbell, Vice Pnsidemmll]nlud Christian Missionary Soclety, Presiding. Hugh Dwight Darsie, Chaplain. Ralph W. Pollock, Song Leader. *Scripture lesson, Prayer. Hymn. 9:15—Address, 45—Address, 15—Hymn. 20—Address, 10:40—S8olo. . . 10:45— Address, 11:00—Address, 11:35—Hymn. Cre s 2 “Teaching With the Mas “A New Era in Church Architecture” wi “I Love Thy Kingdom, Lord” ‘They Continued Steadfastly in the Apostles’ ‘Teaching” & 4 Rete a1 .. Acts, 11.41-ili.11 . Dwight Darsie e Eyes, Illumine Me"” Mrs. Alda R. Teachout ! .Roy G. Ross iam F. Rothenburger . .Mrs. Virgil Wallace Coke Regions,” Charles Aldrich “Forward From Pentecost in Home Missions,” Dr. Charles L. White 11:40—Address, “Partnership in a World-Wide Enterprise”. .Paul G. Preston 12:00—Benediction 12:30-2:30—Luncheo) .Hugh Dwight Darsie Thousand Dollar Club, Raleigh Hotel, Women's Missionary Organizations, Mayflower Hotel. Church Life Foundation, Hamilton' Hotel. 12:30-1:15—Service in National City Christian Church. Sermon.. George W. Knepper THURSDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 16. 1:30-2:30—Conferences. Board of Education, Hamilton Hotel. Pinancing New Church Building, Auditorium Platiu State Secretaries’ Meeting, Y. M. C. A. Council of Ministers’ Wives) Constitution Hall. Prayer and Intercession, Room 4, Auditorium. 3:00-5:00—(}::nvennon business session. [ymn. Prayer. Report of World Call. Report of Association for the Promotion of Christian Unity. Report of Board of Temperance and Social Welfare, % Report of Pension Fund. Report of Rural Church Commission. Report of State Secretaries’ Association. Report of National City Christian Church. Report of Committee on Recommendations. Business session, American Christian Missionary Society. Business session, Foreign Christian Missionary Society. Business session, Christian Woman's Board of Missions, Business session, National Benevolent Assoctation. 5:00-7:00—Banquet, National City Christian Church, Washington Hotel. MINISTERS’ WIVES LISTEN TO TALKS Mrs. Lillian Bourne Crouch Guest of Honor at Luncheon in Mayflower Hotel. The Council of Ministers' Wives, the only organization of its kind in the world, held its annual luncheon in the ball room of -the Mayflower today, in connection with the convention of the Disciples of Christ. Greetivgs from Washington were ex- 5 tended by Mrs. Earl Wilfley and from the Washington federation by Mrs. Harvey 8. Irwin, president of the local federation. - Addresses were delivered by Mrs. Alice Vanderbilt Morris of Bar Harbor and New York, Mrs. Clifford Weaver of Texas and Mrs. Jesse Bader of In- dianapolis. Others on the progiam were My Martin of Texas, Mrs. Wal- ter M. White and Mrs. Roger Nooe of ‘Tennessee. Mrs. Lillian Bourne Crouch was guest of honor at the luncheon. Mrs. Crouch and Mrs, Alice Vanderbilt Morris pre- | they have become experts. 8,000,000 PENSION WARNS CHURCHMEN OF DUTY T0 WORLD International Conference of Disciples of Christ Addressed by Its President. ‘The opening session of the Interna- tional Convention of the Disciples of Christ was conducted under aus- picious circumstances last night, and the keynote was sounded in the presi- dential address of Robert A. Long, dis- tinguished lay churchman of Kansas City and prominent business man, who solemnly warned that the church must persist in the unwavering teaching of the gospel of Christ if it is to endure. “The conflict is no longer between the church and the world,” Mr. Long said. “It is between the church and church- less Christianity. The church, as other specialists do, must indicate its right to be an authority in faith and morals,” he reminded the delegates, “and it must not deviate from the gospel of Jesus in favor of the ideas of man, if the gates of hell are not to prevail against it.” Stresses Responsibility. Mr. Long took as his subject “The Great Responsibility of the Church.” “The acceptance of responsibility,” he said, “and the fulfillment of it is man’s greatest function. for it demands all graces with which it is endowed. It in- yolves good judgment, hard work, fine feeling, strong _character and great sym- pathy. It calls for sacrifice and un- seifishness. It demands all these and makes for all these. What individual is not strengthened morally and mentally by _responsibility?” Continuing, he said: “If this is true of man, how much more is it true of the church, founded for no other reason than to fulfill the greatest of all responsibilities, the obli- gation to perpetuate the gospel of Jesus Christ, Savior of the world.” ‘There s need for a less selfish Chris- tianity within the church and a greater stability in the stand taken by the church, Mr. Long said. Hits Fear of Authority. “We are too fearful of the word ‘au- | thority’ as applied to the church. It | seems to me the church must indicate right to be an authority in faith and morals. We accept the teachings of others in the specialized fields in which The church today is inclined to turn over to other organizations matters which belong par- ticularly to it and to undertake matters foreign to its purpose and mission. The forum for discussion is substituted for the school of faith and life. Mr. Long quoted Herman Waldeck, vice president of the Continental Ili- nois Bank & Trust Co., Chicago, on the need for the church to regain its once dominant influence on affairs of the home, the church and the school, and continued: “We must return to the idea that the church represents ~Christ—not the changing thought of man. It has one business and that is Christ's gospel. It is Christ's body through which He does His work. It seems to me there is no reason for the church except to proclaim the news of God as revealed in Christ. If it has no more to say than others can say—it has no place. And this, to my mind, applies to all organizations which bear Christ's name, whether church, or col- lege, or missionary and benevolent agency. If it is Christian, let it do what is distinctly Christian.” Christ and Church Disassociated. “Christ and the church are no longer associated. I may be mistaken, but to my recollection this is the first time in history that people have claimed to be Christian and denied any connection with the church. The separation of Christ from the church is an experi- ment which fills the ordinary Christian with fear. It contradicts all his under- stahdings of the teaching of the New Testament concerning Christ’s relation- ship to His church. “This i5 not the first time men have criticized the church and condemned it for its faults and failures in fllthwrnd life. No one can look at it today - out bitter sorrow for its divisions, its worldliness, its selfishness and its sloth. But it is° one thing to condemn the church and seek its reformation, and another to abandon it and thereby bring ahout its death. It is one thing to cry ‘Back to Christ’ within the church, but another thing to cry “For- ward to Christ’ without the church.” Wood Once Source of Alcohol. 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Wilmuth of Philadelphia chairman of the Pennsylvania Pension Fund Gommittee, aroused enthusiasm when he called upon the Disciples to make the pension fund “a capital stock investment.” Declaring t incomes should not be regarded as “sacred,” Mr. Wilmuth urged the Disciples to “dig into your capital” and “clip off your coupons and let them fall into the treasury of the church.” During the proceedings Harry H. Rogers, president of the trustees of the pension fund, and .other trustees sat on the platform. In addition to Mr. Rogers there were: W. R. Warren, executive vice president; Samuel Ash- by, treasurer; Robert A. Long of Mis- souri, I J. Cahill of Ohio, B. A. Mc- Kinney of Texas, Frank Buttram of Oklahoma, W. V. Crew of Ohio, W. A. Shullenberger of Indiana, E. S. Jouett of Kentucky, C. M. Rodefer of Ohio, Oreon E. Scott of Missouri, J. R. Mc- Wane of Alabama, Thomas C. Howe of Indiana, C. E. Lemmon of Missouri and W. E. Smith, secretary. A number of these addressed the meeting in sup- port of the pension fund. Ministry Must Lead. Among the speakers who preceded Dr. Polling in_his plea for the pension fund, W. R. Warren of Indianapolis, chairman of the fund, declared it was & challenge in the movement to revitalize the ministry, in which the ministry must .ake the lead. The church has suffered too long through the years through the modesty of ‘he individual creature who has ne- glected to bring his needs to the atten- tion of the brotherhood, Mr. Warren said, and we are now having an awakening in the ministry of the con- sciousness of the recreancy in the past.” Chairman Warren declared the great need of the church today is to have its preachers become ‘“evangelists of evangelism” and “preachers of preach- ing,” and added that it is a recognized fact that “the ministry of the gospel is the greatest work of the world.” In this work he urged the preachers should be given material as well as spiritual support. R. E. Snodgrass of Amarillo, Tex.. declared that when the pension fund is effected it will not be difficult to get worthy ycung men to join the ministry. Will Free Minister. “This pension fund will give to the ministry a more powerful message,” he said. “It will free the minister from entangling alliances so that he can de- vote his whole time to the work of the gespel.” He visualized a day when the message of the pulpits would be revitalized through the release of ministers from ml:’fiflll oo oflf) 3’" thelr| full time to the pre e gospel. He declared that more than 2,000 churches have already si up for the pension and e; hope that all those in attent it the conven- ;‘eb:n l}mnld become propagandists in its Rev. George A. Miller, for 16 years pastor of the Ninth Street Christian Church here, said the pension fund would provide more years of usefulness of'a preacher when his mind is freed from material responsibility. “A church that magnifies its ministry is always a st¢cessful church,” he said, “the one that does not, lags behind.” He stressed the importance of looking at this pension muvement as a strictly business T i ’ next speaker, S. 8. Paj of Cincinnati, Ohio, declared that what the church needs is the best material possible for preaching. Without a pension d, he expressed doubt whether the volunteers upon which the church would have to rely, in part, would be successful in their work. . Generous Gifts Urged. J. G. Warren of Los Angeles, Calif., declared that gifts to the fund should not be made on the basis of the 1929 and 1930 period of depression in busi- ness. With Mr. Wilmuth he that the hard necessity of times u le to give even more gener- ously to vital needs. The $8,000,000 reserve fund, Andrew Amos declared, is to pay for preaching done during the last 40 years. Every other program of the Church, including the missionary field, he reminded, has been set aside for the pension fund during the present. year. “If we measure our personal expenses by the same rule as measure our church expenses there will be plenty of money for this fund,” Mr. Amos de- clare “Remember, we cammot fool God. “We are going out affer scarce y—that's the only kind we can get,” C. M. Rodefer of Ohio told the meeting. Harry Hines of Texas added to this a warning that in the sharp competition of business in the days to come young men will forsake the ministry or decline The Cheapest Fuel You Can Buy The Cheapest and Most Dependable of Automatic Heat New quietness and new econo- my are made possible by this new O11-0-Matic Diffusor which 1s now bulit in this automatic ofl burner. Important as it s, this latest improvement is only iny exclusive ad- VRALLLT M S burner in the world. And the Price Is Low SERICE coRp g i_ Supports Pensions DR. DANIEL POLING. to enter it to take more lucrative posi- tions in commerce. He urged that the fund be accepted as a strictly business proposition. Feature State Societies. The work of the State socleties was featured in the mo program, which started at 8:15 o'clock. John D. S. Zimmerman, State secretary of Kansas; John G. Alber, Nebraska State secretary, and Rev. Claude J. Miller, Hutchinson, Kans., pastor, de- livered addresses. Mr. Zimmerman described the mis- sion fleld of the church as a world commission, and asserted “we have no right to restrict the commission.” The logical‘order in church work today, he said, is the local congregations, State missions and world conquest. Address- ing himself to the subject, “The Center of the State Commission,” Zimmerman said that State missions occupied a prominent position and should em- phasized. Mr. Alber, in an address on the sub- ject of State missions, told the conven- tion that in 26 States last year a staff of 273 men and women spent a total of 25,000 days serving churches in the field under the auspices of the State societies. This staff, he said, traveled more than 1,000,000 miles and preached more than 23,000 sermons and carried :Es(%%lé‘ work on revenues of less than U. S. Fertile Field. Again emphasizing the prominent tt‘lm which the State socleties hold in e brotherhood, the s er asserted that the United States is still the most fertile field for missi work, with two-thirds of its population not affil- ated with any church. Missionary work was again touched upon by Mr. Miller, who recently in- terested himself in the work of the church pension fund. He declared that CHRISTIAN CHURCH “PULPT DEDIGATED Disciples of Christ Hear'De- troit Minister F:>ach Be- fore Conference. With simple cerem: the it of the new Nnuonnlp City c‘m-n%fi at Thomas Circle was dedicated today “to_the proclamation of a I Dr. Edgar De Wit Jones of Dewett, Mich,, delivered the dedicatory sermon, taki u] his nh)ect.v;m tion lamation. A Clark- son of St. Louis, led, and Dr. Earle Wilfley, the invocation and closing First Ceremony Held. ‘Today's pm“nm was the first of & series at which different perts of the building will be dedicated during the international convention of the of Christ. These culminate in the “sunrise” dedication Sunday. The entire congregation stood as Mr. Clarkson pronounced the simple act of dedication, a brief pnye‘.rhe to which people res , at “We dedicate this pulpit in the of the Father, Son and H prayer and delivered the sermon. Sermon Delivered. He said in part as follows: L O a , & :?hh')% set free s of every kind dage—pol 3 , 80~ cial, personal; a gospel that includes the!nofndzmgu“on:ndmn&; istry of rescue, t recognizes presence of sin in the world and shows the way out. It is committed to that passion for souls and concern for the salvation of others that has been the A, . Jones produce those who listen the spirit of the words of Capt. Gracie, a survivor of Titanic disaster, who, death, lived once the horrors of the tion proclamat mn&elonuummtmcwm if “the church membership had followed | ¥5ar® the system of tithing generally in the last year, the brotherhood would be better off finencially by $50,000,000, enough to have financed the new Na- i City Church in the Capital and virtually all active accounts of the he said, “we must return to the order and remember always that we are not giving until we have tithed.” Fund Plans Discussed. H. R. Ford was chaplain of the meet- ing this morning, and David Owens directed the convention in the of songs. Mr. Ford read the lesson from the seventh and ith chapters of Acts, a section which em- phasizes the preaching of the gospel throughout the world. Following the addresses on straight missions the convention embarked upon a special program designed to call at- tention to the brotherhood's campaign to_establish a fund of a million dollars. Varjous affiliated groups held lunch- eons today, muum the National Evangelistic tion at the Raleigh Hotel, and the Council of Ministers’ Wives at the Mayflower Hotel. 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